Fighter Profile›Women's Bantamweight

“The Lioness”

Amanda Nunes

23-518 UFC

Complete Fighter

Form

· 2W

Inactive

12× Title

12× 5R

Early Chaos

Output Drops Late

High Wear

5'8"ht·69"reach·Orthodoxstance·37age

Last fightWIrene Aldana·U-DEC·R5·2yr ago

Fighter Context

16–2UFC·

7KO

3Sub

6Dec

11.4min/fight

204UFC min

vs. Winning-Record Opps

13–2(15 fights)

54%finish rate

+4.6str diff/min

CQ Key Stats

Striking Differential

+1.93

Positive

91%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

⚠ Most fights ended before full time. Per-minute rates reflect limited fight time.

Adj. TD Threat

0.590

Elite

91%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

Ironclad

81%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

87%

Dominant

99%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Nunes

Ground & Pound

W. Bantamweight avg

Sig. Strikes / Min4.55

Str. Accuracy51%

928UFC landed/1,784attempted

Sig. Absorbed / min

−0.8 vs avg2.62

Str. Defense57%

KD Rate / fight0.44

8UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / fightNone on record

CQ KO Power

Elite95%ile0.86

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

68%

Body

13%

Leg

19%

By Position

Distance68%

Clinch5%

Ground27%

Sig. Strikes by Round

	Round 118 rounds	Round 29 rounds	Round 38 rounds	Round 46 rounds	Round 56 rounds
Avg. Landed	22	20	15	27	12
Avg. Absorbed	7	21	12	10	6
Avg. Net	+15	-1	+3	+17	+6

Grappling

Nunes

Sub Hunter

·233s ctrlElite Control

W. Bantamweight avg

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min2.73

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.92

TD Accuracy54%

38UFC landed/67attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.70

3UFC wins/10attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense82%

26UFC defended/32opp. attempts

Sub Defense

Rarely Tapped

Finishing

Finish Rate

63%

Strong Finisher

div avg 39%

How They Lose

2UFC losses

Win Breakdown

KO / TKO7 / 16

Submission3 / 16

Decision6 / 16

KD → Finish

3/5Strong

Loss Breakdown

KO / TKO1 / 2

Submission1 / 2

Decision0 / 2

Loss Pattern

1 of 2 losses by finish in R1–R2

Fast and versatile. 9 of 10 finishes inside R1-R2, by both KO and submission

Finish Round Distribution

KO/TKO W

KO/TKO L

SUB W

SUB L

Cards & Decisions

Recovery Rate

25%

2 of 8 rounds won following a lost round

Decision Margin

4.0pts

W6 dec

—

L0 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

5UD

1SD

0MD

17%split rate

Career Trajectory

Win

Loss

D/NC

Elite opp (15+ wins)

Veteran opp (8+ wins)

Div. change

sig. strikes trending up. Averaging 41 more in second half of career

18 UFC fights · hover for details · colored line = 3-fight rolling avg

Pace & Cardio

Output Drops Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=18

R2n=9

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

5.9

4.2

3.3

Absorbedsig strikes / min

1.8

4.4

2.6

Diff

+4.1

-0.1

+0.7

Per-round averages across career · partial final rounds included at actual elapsed time · rounds below 5 min. career total suppressed · dashed lines = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Last 8 Fights — Trend

▲Absorbed+73%L3

Last 8 UFC fights · Absorbed & Strike Diff = index vs career avg (1.0 = avg, 0 = breakeven) · Orange dots = KDs absorbed

Nunes — 18 UFC Fights

Result

Method

18 fights

Irene Aldana

TITLE

U-DEC R5Jun '23

+101

·142 SS (53%)·41 abs·6/13 td·420s ctrl

Julianna Pena

TITLE

U-DEC R5Jul '22

+25

·85 SS (56%)·60 abs·6/8 td·709s ctrl·3 kd landed·1 sub att

Julianna Pena

TITLE

SUB R2 · 3:26Dec '21

-33

·46 SS (46%)·79 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·215s ctrl

Megan Anderson

TITLE

SUB R1 · 2:03Mar '21

+16

·18 SS (72%)·2 abs·42s ctrl·2 sub att

Felicia Spencer

TITLE

U-DEC R5Jun '20

+82

·124 SS (58%)·42 abs·6/7 td·481s ctrl·1 sub att

Germaine de Randamie

TITLE

U-DEC R5Dec '19

+39

·79 SS (43%)·40 abs·8/11 td·1109s ctrl·2 sub att

Holly Holm

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 4:10Jul '19

·17 SS (49%)·11 abs·0/1 td·5s ctrl·1 kd landed

Cristiane Justino

TITLE

KO/TKO R1 · 0:51Dec '18

+10

·13 SS (62%)·3 abs·2 kd landed

Raquel Pennington

TITLE

KO/TKO R5 · 2:36May '18

+60

·124 SS (49%)·64 abs·3/4 td·1 td taken·269s ctrl

Valentina Shevchenko

TITLE

S-DEC R5Sep '17

+14

·86 SS (49%)·72 abs·2/8 td·152s ctrl

Nunes — Prior Tracked Fights (2)

LAlexis DavisStrikeforceKO/TKOR2—

WJulia BuddStrikeforceKO/TKOR1—

All Fighters

Women's Bantamweight

“The Lioness”

Amanda Nunes

23-518 UFC

Form

5'8"ht·69"reach·Orthodoxstance·37age

Last fightWIrene Aldana·U-DEC·2yr ago

Fighter Context

16–2UFC·

7KO

3Sub

6Dec

11.4min/fight

204UFC min

vs. Winning Record13–2

CQ Key Stats

Str. Differential

+1.93

91%ile

Significant strikes landed per minute minus strikes absorbed per minute. Positive values indicate a net striking advantage.

Adj. TD Threat

0.590

91%ile

CageQuant derived signal for measuring takedown offense adjusted for average division opponents.

Durability

81%ile

CageQuant derived signal that measures how well a fighter holds up to damage. Based on stoppage history and knockdowns absorbed over their career.

Round Win Rate

87%

99%ile

CageQuant derived signal. Completed rounds won, scored by CageQuant's proprietary formula rather than official judging.

Striking

Nunes

W. Bantamweight avg

Ground & Pound

Sig. Strikes / Min4.55

Str. Accuracy51%

928UFC landed/1,784attempted

Sig. Absorbed / Min

−0.8 vs avg2.62

Str. Defense57%

KD Rate / Fight0.44

8UFC knockdowns

KD Absorbed / FightNone on record

CQ KO Power

Elite95%ile0.86

Strike Distribution

By Target

Head

68%

Body

13%

Leg

19%

By Position

Dist68%

Clinch5%

Ground27%

Sig. Strikes by Round(career avg per round)

	R1 n=18	R2 n=9	R3 n=8	R4 n=6	R5 n=6
Landed	22	20	15	27	12
Absorbed	7	21	12	10	6
Net	+15	-1	+3	+17	+6

Grappling

Nunes

W. Bantamweight avg

Sub Hunter

233s ctrlElite Control

Offense

TD Landed / 15 Min2.73

TD Attempts / 15 MinUFC ONLY4.92

TD Accuracy54%

38UFC landed/67attempted

Sub Attempts / 15 Min0.70

3UFC wins/10attempted

Defense

Elite TD Def

TD Defense82%

26UFC defended/32opp. attempts

Sub Defense1 loss / 6 attempts

Finishing

Finish Rate

63%

Strong Finisher

Win Methods

7KO/TKO

3Sub

6Dec

Loss Methods

1KO/TKO

1Sub

0Dec

Finish Round Distribution

KO (W)

KO (L)

Sub (W)

Sub (L)

Cards & Decisions

Recovery RateRounds won after a lost round.

25%2 of 8 rounds

Decision MarginAvg pts/round on judges' scorecards.

4.0pts

W6 dec

—

L0 dec

field avg 1.95 pts

Decision Types

5UD

1SD

0MD

17%split rate

Career Trajectory chart available on desktop.

Pace & Cardio

Output Drops Late

Output

Absorbed

Diff

R1n=18

R2n=9

R3n=8

Outputsig strikes / min

5.9

4.2

3.3

Absorbedsig strikes / min

1.8

4.4

2.6

Diff

+4.1

-0.1

+0.7

Per-round career averages · partial rounds time-adjusted · dashed = division avg · switch to 5R for championship rounds

Nunes — UFC Fight Log

Irene AldanaTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Jun '23

142 SS (53%)·41 abs·6/13 td·420s ctrl

Julianna PenaTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Jul '22

85 SS (56%)·60 abs·6/8 td·709s ctrl·3 kd·1 sub

Julianna PenaTITLE

SUB·R2·Dec '21

46 SS (46%)·79 abs·1/1 td·1 td taken·215s ctrl

Megan AndersonTITLE

SUB·R1·Mar '21

18 SS (72%)·2 abs·42s ctrl·2 sub

Felicia SpencerTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Jun '20

124 SS (58%)·42 abs·6/7 td·481s ctrl·1 sub

Germaine de RandamieTITLE

U-DEC·R5·Dec '19

79 SS (43%)·40 abs·8/11 td·1109s ctrl·2 sub

Holly HolmTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Jul '19

17 SS (49%)·11 abs·0/1 td·5s ctrl·1 kd

Cristiane JustinoTITLE

KO/TKO·R1·Dec '18

13 SS (62%)·3 abs·2 kd

Nunes — Prior Tracked Fights (2)

LAlexis DavisStrikeforceKO/TKOR2

WJulia BuddStrikeforceKO/TKOR1

Round 118 rounds

Round 29 rounds

Round 38 rounds

Round 46 rounds

Round 56 rounds

Avg. Landed

Avg. Absorbed

Avg. Net

+15

-1

+17

n=18

n=9

n=8

n=6

Landed

Absorbed

Net

+15

-1

+17